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The Fall of Genectel - Sacrifice
03/02/2011
Aughraysiah’s lip quivered as she stood before the portal that would finally make her a true magician. “I’ve wanted this for so long,” she whispered to herself as she searched the seats above her for the faces of her parents. As much as she was worried about pleasing them, having them with her also gave her strength, despite the weight of their expectations. Cautiously, and with all the dignity she had been taught to have, Aughraysiah stepped through the portal, closing her eyes as she made the short journey from being a princess with a dream to being a student with a path.
“This is strange,” she thought as she ended her momentary pilgrimage. Her hand held a horrifically familiar object, the weight of which she had only experienced 2 days prior. Rather than the usual applause, the auditorium echoed with the all encompassing silence of a shocked crowd. “No, no, no, no, please!” Aughraysiah muttered frantically. She refused to open her eyes and confirm what she already knew. She was not in a magician’s uniform.
For the first time in ages, Aughraysiah had no idea what to do. She just stood on the exit side of the portal with her head down and her eyes closed. Her chest squeezed as she lost control of her senses. Then the whispers began. The words of random people in the crowd floated to her ears in a cacophonic song of disappointment, disbelief, and pity.
“What is she doing?”
“Didn’t everyone say she was going to be a magician?”
“A Warrior my...
Aughraysiah’s lip quivered as she stood before the portal that would finally make her a true magician. “I’ve wanted this for so long,” she whispered to herself as she searched the seats above her for the faces of her parents. As much as she was worried about pleasing them, having them with her also gave her strength, despite the weight of their expectations. Cautiously, and with all the dignity she had been taught to have, Aughraysiah stepped through the portal, closing her eyes as she made the short journey from being a princess with a dream to being a student with a path.
“This is strange,” she thought as she ended her momentary pilgrimage. Her hand held a horrifically familiar object, the weight of which she had only experienced 2 days prior. Rather than the usual applause, the auditorium echoed with the all encompassing silence of a shocked crowd. “No, no, no, no, please!” Aughraysiah muttered frantically. She refused to open her eyes and confirm what she already knew. She was not in a magician’s uniform.
For the first time in ages, Aughraysiah had no idea what to do. She just stood on the exit side of the portal with her head down and her eyes closed. Her chest squeezed as she lost control of her senses. Then the whispers began. The words of random people in the crowd floated to her ears in a cacophonic song of disappointment, disbelief, and pity.
“What is she doing?”
“Didn’t everyone say she was going to be a magician?”
“A Warrior my...
